About a Boy – Parental (Recommendation)

Year: 2002 Directors: Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Natalia Tena, Sharon Small, Victoria Smurfit, Augustus Prew, Isabel Brook, Nicholas Hutchison, Peter McNicholl Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-apwoGTpi7E     About a Boy is a film adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name, which is highly reflected in...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Chilly (Recommendation)

   Year: 2005 Director: Andrew Adamson Starring: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, James Cosmo, Rupert Everett, Dawn French, Kiran Shah Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKj41HZBzM   Currently, the United Kingdom is experiences a snow storm, aptly named the “Beast from the East”, due to it...

Pay It Forward – Social Change (Recommendation)

  Year: 2000 Director: Mimi Leder Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Eugene Osment, Jon Bon Jovi, Jim Caviezel, Jay Mohr, Angie Dickinson, David Ramsey Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfW0wCV9iFI     Pay it Forward is an adaptation of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s novel of the same name, and revolves around a 7th grade class, who are...

Bridget Jones’s Diary – Frumpy (Recommendation)

Year: 2001 Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, James Callis, Celia Imrie, James Faulkner, Embeth Davidtz Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYPK3jPZkYI   Bridget Jones’s Diary was not only adapted from Helen Fielding’s book series, but slightly inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The films protagonist...

Easy A – Judged (Recommendation)

  Year: 2010 Director: Will Gluck Starring: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Aly Michalka, Cam Gigandet, Stanely Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbPnqyvItk    When we meet someone for the first time, we can’t help but judge them on first impressions. We take in every detail and start to...

In Her Shoes – Resentment (Recommendation)

Year: 2005 Director: Curtis Hanson Starring: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Ken Howard, Brooke Smith, Candice Azzara, Richard Burgi Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24_e8YBhlH8    By definition, resentment means to respond bitterly to something, whether justified or not. Nonetheless, resentment can come in many forms and degrees of gravity. As a child can resent a parent for scolding them, a person is able to resent being...

Wonder Woman – Female Empowerment (Recommendation)

Year: 2017 Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis, Ewen Said Taghmaoui, Doutzen Kroes, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ann Wolfe, Eugene Brave Rock, Samantha Jo, Madeleine Vall Beijner, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, Mayling Ng, Ann Ogbomo, Martin Bishop, James Cosmo, Rainer Bock Trailer:...

Pride and Prejudice – Tranquillity (Recommendation)

Year: 2004 Director: Joe Wright Starring: Kiera Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Brenda Blethyn, Carey Mulligan, Talulah Riley, Donald Sutherland, Simon Woods, Rupert Friend, Jena Malone, Judi Dench, Tom Hollander Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=7s&v=1dYv5u6v55Y     Everyone has a go-to film they pop on when needing comfort, and mine is Joe Wright’s adaption of Jane Austen’s Pride...

Matilda – Shrove Tuesday (Recommendation)

Year: 1996 Director: Danny DeVito Starring: Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Pam Ferris, Embeth Davidtz, Rhea Perlman, Jimmy Karz, Kiami Davael, Jacqueline Steiger, Paul Reubens, Brian Levinson, Tracey Walter Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdC_YMvYZyI   Shrove Tuesday is traditionally a part of the Christian faith, bench-marking the month long fast commonly known as Lent. This is where people test...